Dominic Sessa’s Bourdain: A24’s Technical Delusion

A24 is officially scouting for 'Tony,' and the production is reportedly prioritizing 'extensive knife skills' for the cast. It’s the classic industry delusion: believing that if you nail the technique, the truth of a human soul will follow. Dominic Sessa has the angular, haunted look down, but Tony wasn’t a set of motor skills; he was a specific brand of weary, poetic nihilism that you can't learn in a kitchen boot camp. We’re likely getting a film that’s visually impeccable and emotionally curated—the A24 special—while the actual grit of the man gets lost in the mise-en-scène. I’m prepared for a performance that looks like Bourdain but feels like a rehearsal. You can't fake the mileage that man had on his spirit.

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